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- LGD code
- 531321
- Pincode
- 444504
- Post office
- Sirpur
- Population
- 1,074
- Households
- 236
- Literacy rate
- 79.8%
- Sex ratio
- 939 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 402
- Distance to district centre
- 40 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 28 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 434 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 344 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kekatumar · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shital Clinic · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Keshavnagar compares
By population, Keshavnagar ranks #70 of 99 villages in Risod mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.8%
+9.6% vs mandal average
- Keshavnagar
- 79.8%
- Risod mandal
- 70.2%
- Washim district
- 72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
939
+18 vs mandal average
- Keshavnagar
- 939
- Risod mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Keshavnagar
- 4.6
- Risod mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Keshavnagar at a glance
Keshavnagar is a village of 1,074 people in 236 households (Census 2011) in Risod taluka, Washim district, Maharashtra, the 70th-largest of 99 villages in Risod taluka. Literacy is 80%, 10 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Washim district centre, 28 km from Jafrabad, the nearest town, 24 km from Kekatumar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444504, served by Sirpur post office; the LGD village code is 531321. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shital Clinic, 12 km away. The village votes in Mehkar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kharat Siddharth Rambhau. The population is estimated at 1,266 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Keshavnagar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Risod
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 138
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 49.76
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Keshavnagar
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Key facts — Keshavnagar
- LGD code
- 531321
- Pincode
- 444504
- Post office
- Sirpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,074
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,266
- Households
- 236
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 939
- Literacy rate
- 79.8%
- Coordinates
- 20.08362°N, 76.87974°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Buldhana
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mehkar
- Member of Parliament
- Prataprao Jadhav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kharat Siddharth Rambhau
- Block / Mandal
- Risod
Getting there
How to reach Keshavnagar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai434 kmcapital
- Hyderabad344 km
- Bengaluru794 km
- Chennai858 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKekatumar24 km
- Hospital / PHCShital Clinic12 km
- CollegeShahbabu High School & Jr. College42 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Keshavnagar
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Hanuman TempleTemple2.9 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)